Parent's Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside - Paperback

by Shannon Michelle (Author)

This book is dedicated to helping parents understand an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa. I am writing based on my experience with the disease. Too many parents go through the motions of work, home, small talk and repeat with their daughters. This book can help identify the patterns and pitfalls of anorexia in your daughter.

Twenty years ago, I was caught in the grips of Anorexia Nervosa. The disorder made me feel as though I was cutting myself on the inside. I stood at 5 foot 2 inches, weighed 92 pounds, and wore a size zero in jeans. I will relate to you the ways I beat this eating disorder and how you can help your daughter do the same.

It is important to understand, this disease is not attention seeking, but instead a reaction to overattentive environments. If you read through this book, you will find tips and guides to understand your daughter's struggle. This guide serves to help navigate the tightrope of a highly delicate topic with your daughter.

Can you honestly say your daughter looks happy? Just generally. Are you noticing her eating habits too much or too little? Do you discuss her or interact with her at the dinner table? There is a clear difference. I can show you the way forward.

Within 'Parents Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside', you will discover:

• Ways to understand eating disorders
• Tips to identify anorexia and its effects on daily habits
• Open communication with your daughter about your concerns
• Improve communication with your daughter about her daily life
• Improve communication with your daughter about her feelings
• Open your daily schedule to new opportunities of interaction with the whole family
• How to get your daughter back from the grips of anorexia

When struggling with anorexia, the loss of appetite and accompanying starvation can feel like a thousand cuts inside your body. Getting to know the woman your daughter is becoming, interacting with her in a respectful, healthy way and trying new eating habits is what overcoming this eating disorder is all about.

Helping your daughter move forward from external opinions and truly seeing her value in the mirror instead of the numbers on the scale is what this book is all about. I have battled this disease, largely alone and want you as her parent, to understand the problem. Be a source of strength and refuge against the internal turmoil. This book is dedicated to helping you understand Anorexia Nervosa and help your daughter overcome it.

I invite you to read through this guide. You have an opportunity to understand your daughter and help alter her perception without harming herself in the process. Take it. Get back in the game.